The evening world., 1887-12-02

W. sn.nIou II az {ouns ~ mon,S IN
aim agny, nnrrv,nu doyyn ,ppa ire, sI,nas, ,ost ~, -
sin, bv he bi,naing stoym. ana yonie was recalled
ana oiy,n ner sisters. Mace in Inc mil.
All, nm ,na, N uay , ~ = o' pie,y rJ Rncn nuep Two
hal oeen hsstuy snmmoned from inc c,ty by a teie.
gram, Thought Of Ionic as Inc train whified him on
OF nothing else. ~
al ienath q n,c,ocr so,,d,d shrI,v from tho c,oc,s
thronys NJ nimbie. foo,ed iass,es emerge1 from tne
broad entrance dos, of the N1,tingnSm Mills Ia
battie with he stopm and Inc darsness as tbev ma,ic
their wav 10 the eievatcd roads and strrct anrs
anxious 10 Gel 70 their nomes' "N' " "''
r,a LONE oonio not anprw ,ne eapensivS luxury Oh
suddenly she heari the SOUND, OF siefgS bell, ana
a few mn,,snta iaier n s,c,gh IasheJ ms tSc sires,
and wn m II was a nv s, nf Ian n"sI ~ h % s snr \.
siopped snort How WAS she ia snow tbst ia ocen.
pant had purposely followed Gr from the min?
street lamp me dark, handsome face OF the
Roenester m"'"' " =" met '"s' '"'fn'aS WI" "''
: II Won are going NV wav ~ he called nut. mic PAS
antly, ss s he raIsSI hSis nat to- e, her "won'i, Won lei
u n'rpssin,1,iicss . ~ ho om vow recnsn,n ~ nc. n
your employers friena. lie did NOT Introduce me
seii: lam Frank LYONS, ma college chum, from
Phiadpiphia:n adding: Sand YOU are ~
Tome Lawrence, the eiri answered, timidiy, a
",;Do allow me to insist upon taxing Won home.
Miss Lawrence" he pleaded. "You can see for
here on foot, w"
Ionic was a little delighted. a little bewildered
and Inst "A little friphtpned.
Win piriish, basnful hesitancy she allowed her
self In he nersuaJ,d and nlaced in the sleiph. Frank
lyons took t up the Teins, and Inc horse }a'iiy new
Frank LYONS was a clever man. oulck of compre-
hension; he had the great gift OF understsndina
mo Wnose a eomparV he was thrown. " He misusreS
the gilt terribly, even fatally; but he had it and
iIsteninp to MN. Ionic believed him 10 be- the
brightest, kindliest, truest man upon earth.
m Tine = drive INrd home INA aad !, been Of =, sea1T Freely sh twenty ag
lived long ages during that lime in another world.
lie was satisfied with the impression he had
maas waen he ma" her start BACK and exc'a'm' In
we indeed reached nv home 10 soon?
He helped ner to aIiaht with as much courtly
grace as though she had been a princesa Instead Of
Sery earnestly, that he might see her again some CRa
Tine next instant the aim little figure was lost TO
SE.. You q ~ sre ail s,e' INV darling. " said barbara, as
and nm 10 Inc couch on which The %anrerer Inv,
"Ras It been a hard day, dear ?" she asked.
first day IA a brea winner, facing the cold. hard
world OF men and women. ~
Ionic ansWerrd. Fverv one was 40 Kind n me-
Then she told her now near the foreman had
come not to taking her into the mil, hut had
perry steps y which would have happened il young siiRs
Mr.. Rochester had not been near al hand.
s.God bless MIR. Arthur % returned barbara.
,He ia as noble a. he ia good ki,q among
men,
Ionic met the Invalid with q strangely flushed
face the next morning. rue nrst secret she had
ever kept from barbara ray like a heavy weight In
her heart. sns had told her nothing about Frank
TT will tell her that ! know him when I come
home Tonight. /" she Thought. tepderIy Kissing Inc
pallid face "a abe babe her Rood-bye,
II was long after DARK when Ionic returned home
that evening. A sudden chill seemed to Cypress
i, her as she opeped the door. The fire In the crate
was out"tSe room Was in total darkness. save Tor n
little strip of mooullpht that drifted in.
Mo weicome voice greeted her. Was barbara
asleep?
Noiselessly she stole up to the couch and knelt
down beside n. ~
wy "RsrbaIe. !" y sbe sa,d. softly, al have someth,nu
TO tell Won. dear. II has been Weighing on INV
mind ali day long, You won't scold me for not
telling YOU last night, will YOU, barbara? Promise
me in advance"
The thin. patient face did not turn towards her.
'.Do YOU near me, barbara ?" she cried, LAYING
her face down beside the one turned from her on
the inflow,
thrill Of horror through the girl's hearth With a
low. startled cry. Ionic gazed down into the rigid
face living 40 still and white within the little strlp of
white moonlight. The raif-open glazed eyes
Then a piercinr shriek rang through the lonely
room:
Uo God Barbara Ia dead ~
Yes. she was dead. leaving Ionic. her darling.
her idol, Iriendless and alone, to inc mercles OF
the bitter world.
Ionie,s wild cries brought In a kind.hearted
neiphbor, who found her la a deep sWoon on the
noor. "
Ii was several weeks before Ionic was able TO take
up the thread of life again, and in the face Of
another terrible snow-storm she sci ont heayy-
hearted. for the mill once more.
There had been important alterations OF the left
wall Of the factory Toln0 on Tor a few DAYS past.
to the fourth moor of the building.